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Well done fella.... i agree with the idea of learnng a few pieces to please the wife.... though secretly she'll be proud of you through all of it anyways..... plus, like me a 4 year old really helps i find, bella is interested in ppaying and listening to me too.... till she gets bored anyways! :-)

I've been using the 'Play It Today' course (with accompanying cassette). It's 40 lessons in total, which teaches technique, reading music, as well as expression. AnthonyB explains it better on the link below. It's something I used to follow in its early stages as a kid.

I'll probably back this up with getting some sheet music for some of my own tastes in music, but I need to be technically better first.

I guess being an adult learner has its advantages. I find my patience to be better, and concentration span to be greater when trying to read notation. This is something I didn't apply myself to at school when I was playing.

I'd love to recruit the services of a local teacher, but with time at a premium, and another baby on the way in July, it's not viable, so I'll have to persevere with this way.

Thanks for the reply mate. My little lad is keen on copying pretty much anything I do, so I'm hopeful he'll take to music with all the enthusiasm that I had, but with a bit more dedication (and encouragement from me)!!!

The wife originally didn't 'get' why I wanted to learn again. When I pointed out to her that I am not the type of husband who likes to go out most weekends with 'the lads', and who has long stopped wasting money watching football, and who can't afford a golf membership (as much as I'd like one), then she's started to realise that me having this hobby to keep me mentally active is not a bad thing at all.